Grim Tales

Grim Tales
Developed byRikki Finegold
Bob Baldwin
Written byAnne Caulfield
Anthony Horowitz
Directed byBob Baldwin
StarringRik Mayall
ComposersGed Haney
Clive Bell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes22
Production
ProducersSharon Burns
Bob Baldwin
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesInitial Film & Television
Central Independent Television (series 1)
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV) (series 1)
Channel 4 (series 2)
Release14 April 1989 (1989-04-14) –
17 March 1991 (1991-03-17)
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Grim Tales is a British children's television program based on fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, featuring Rik Mayall as a storyteller dressed in pyjamas and a dressing gown.[1] The twenty-two episodes were broadcast on ITV (series 1) and Channel 4 (series 2) from 1989 to 1991. There was also a release on video and audio cassette, with the slightly different title Grimm Tales.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Tributes paid to comedian and actor Rik Mayall". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Go on Rik, Swear at Us!". TV Guide. 14 April 1989.
  3. ^ Mzimba, Liza (September 1991). "A Mania for All Seasons!". Lime Lizard.